How to Make Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe

Easy Basil Pesto With Almonds

Here's how to make your own classic homemade pesto sauce.

Recipe Summary Easy Basil Pesto With Almonds

Save some money using garden-grown basil and almonds in place of pricey pine nuts. This recipe is easy, fast, and very tasty. Summer on a plate! Serve over warm pasta with a side salad and a nice loaf of bread. I also spread this on toast. If you have left over, put in a small jar and drizzle some olive oil over the top. Keep refrigerated.

Ingredients | Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe

2 cups fresh basil leaves

½ cup Parmesan cheese

¼ cup whole raw almonds

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, or more as needed

1 clove garlic, peeled

Directions

Combine basil, Parmesan cheese, almonds, olive oil, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until blended. Pour in more olive oil, with the processor running, until pesto is thick and smooth.

You can use roasted garlic in place of raw.

Toast the almonds at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for about 10 minutes before following the recipe if you'd like roasted almond pesto.

Info | Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe

prep: 5 mins total: 5 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe : The key to making creamy pesto is to add the ingredients to the food processor in the right order to ensure that the nuts break down to a fine paste before the greens have a chance to turn brown use basic basil pesto as a pasta this is now in your recipe box.